ThreatModeler Nexus vs itemis SECURE

ThreatModeler Nexus9.2Visit itemis SECURE8.9Visit

Higher score ThreatModeler Nexus #3 in Threat Modeling Software 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit ThreatModeler

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itemis SECURE #6 in Threat Modeling Software 8.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit itemis SECURE

• ThreatModeler Nexus fits best

  Cloud-native teams needing AI-assisted modeling

• itemis SECURE fits best

  Lifecycle teams needing configurable risk analysis

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Side by side

Feature	ThreatModeler Nexus 9.2/10 Visit ↗	itemis SECURE 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.9
Ranking	#3 in Threat Modeling Software	#6 in Threat Modeling Software
Best for	Cloud-native teams needing AI-assisted modeling	Lifecycle teams needing configurable risk analysis
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	Free plan	Pricing on request
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Desktop
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows
Support	Email, Tickets	Email, Docs
Integrations	14 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Enterprise, Mid-market	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features ThreatModeler Nexus 3/4 · itemis SECURE 4/4
Attack-path analysis	✓	✓
Risk prioritization	✓	✓
Collaborative review	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Templates and frameworks	✓	✓
Specs
Project limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Modeling methods	Multiple	Multiple
Deployment	Both	Both
Our review
Pros	Maps systems from diagrams, code, documents, cloud, and infrastructure-as-code Prioritizes risk and records attack paths with threats and countermeasures Connects modeling with CI/CD, compliance reporting, SSO, and audit trails	Supports TARA, attack trees, attack paths, and lifecycle analysis Configurable risk, impact, feasibility, threat, and controls models Browser collaboration with DOCX and PDF report generation
Cons	No open-source edition The listed platform is web-based rather than a native desktop client Enterprise governance features may add overhead to lightweight reviews	Pricing requires contact with sales Available on web and Windows platforms Toolchain integrations listed are Git, LM-X License Manager, and openXSAM
Our verdict	ThreatModeler Nexus is an enterprise threat-modeling platform for security, architecture, development, and compliance teams. It builds system maps from architecture diagrams, code, documents, cloud environments, and infrastructure-as-code,… Read the review →	itemis SECURE is a model-based software product for threat analysis and risk assessment across the lifecycle of technical systems. It is aimed at teams in automotive, industrial, railway, and other environments working with standards such… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• ThreatModeler Nexus — where it wins

  • Maps systems from diagrams, code, documents, cloud, and infrastructure-as-code
  • Prioritizes risk and records attack paths with threats and countermeasures
  • Connects modeling with CI/CD, compliance reporting, SSO, and audit trails

  Where it doesn't

  • No open-source edition
  • The listed platform is web-based rather than a native desktop client
  • Enterprise governance features may add overhead to lightweight reviews

• itemis SECURE — where it wins

  • Supports TARA, attack trees, attack paths, and lifecycle analysis
  • Configurable risk, impact, feasibility, threat, and controls models
  • Browser collaboration with DOCX and PDF report generation

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contact with sales
  • Available on web and Windows platforms
  • Toolchain integrations listed are Git, LM-X License Manager, and openXSAM

• ThreatModeler Nexus9.2/10 · Free plan

  AI-assisted threat modeling with attack paths, risk prioritization, compliance, and CI/CD checks.

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• itemis SECURE8.9/10 · Pricing on request

  A configurable TARA workspace for lifecycle teams modeling threats, risks, and countermeasures.

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